EQUIPMENT KNOW-HOW
This type of crusher uses a spinning rotor and anvils to fracture materials by impact.
What is an impact crusher?
These are used on truck tires to improve traction on icy or snowy roads.
What are tire chains?
This term refers to the percentage of particles of a given size passing through specified sieves.
What is percent passing?
This procedure prevents machinery from being started during repair or maintenance.
What is lockout/tagout?
Kirsch Construction originally began under this name in 1953.
What is Kirsch Bros?
Clue: This part of a hydraulic system controls how fast attachments operate by adjusting the oil flow.
What is a flow control valve?
In gravel hauling, this document records the weight of each load.
What is a scale ticket?
Base gravel performs better when particles have sharp edges that lock together. This property is measured by what rating?
What is fractured face count?
Workers fill out this form to identify hazards and controls before starting a unique task.
What is a Job Hazard Analysis (JHA)?
In 2023, the company moved its headquarters to this Saskatchewan city.
What is Humboldt?
This adjustment ensures the tracks on a tracked machine have the correct tension.
What is track tension?
When a truck is driven without a trailer attached, it is operating in this condition.
What is bobtailing?
Saskatchewan Type 33 base gravel is typically used for this performance advantage.
What is high load-bearing strength or superior compaction?
This machine movement is considered one of the most dangerous due to limited visibility.
What is reversing?
In the 1970s, Kirsch expanded by purchasing this asphalt-related equipment.
What is an asphalt batch plant?
Changing this adjustment on a cone crusher alters the final product size.
What is the mantle, bowl setting, or closed-side setting?
If material or objects are loose or flying off the trailer, you can receive this violation.
What is an insecure load?
What is the top size of Type 117 or Type 118 seal gravel?
What is 13 mm (½ inch)?
This certification program confirms a company’s safety system meets a recognized standard.
What is COR (Certificate of Recognition)?
As of the latest expansion, Kirsch Construction operates this many complete crushing plants.
What is three?
This daily inspection is completed before equipment starts up to confirm all fluids are correct.
What is a pre-trip or pre-equipment inspection?
When hauling an overweight or over-dimensional load, you need this authorization to operate legally.
What is a permit?
What is the 71 µm (No. 200) sieve tolerance range for Saskatchewan Type 33 base gravel?
What is 6–11%?
This term describes an unplanned event that could have caused harm but didn’t.
What is a near-miss?
Kirsch’s motto reflects decades of work changing the province’s terrain.
What is “Changing the landscape of Saskatchewan one bucket at a time”?